Table 1 Demographical and clinical features of wheelchairs fencers in categories a and B
From: Are technical performance differences in wheelchair fencing linked to disability categories?
Variables | Groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Category A | Category B | ||
N | 7 | 9 | |
Age (years), mean ± SD | 32.57 ± 6.25 | 30.33 ± 9.67 | |
Height (m), mean ± SD | 1.74 ± 0.09 | 1.64 ± 0.11 | |
Mass (kg), mean ± SD | 69 ± 8.93 | 58.67 ± 10.3 | |
Sex, n | |||
M | 3 | 5 | |
F | 4 | 4 | |
Training experience (years), mean ± SD | 14.29 ± 6.32 | 6 ± 2.4 | |
Disease entity, n | |||
amputation | 2 | ˗ | |
stroke | 1 | ˗ | |
paraplegia | 1 | 4 | |
musculoskeletal amputation | 1 | ˗ | |
cerebral palsy | 1 | ˗ | |
myelomeningocele | 1 | ˗ | |
multiple sclerosis | ˗ | 1 | |
hernia | ˗ | 1 | |
spina bifida | ˗ | 1 | |
post-operative lower limb paralysis | ˗ | 1 | |
lower limb palsy | ˗ | 1 | |